I was traveling on the Gemini bridge, enjoying the slow swaying motion of the bike to the bumps on the road, i saw two couples riding. One couple appeared to be from a middle class background and the other was from well to do background, both were Muslims and both the women were wearing "burqa". From now i will use F1 for middle class and F2 for the well to do back ground. F1 was wearing a ordinary burqa, no decoration, plain and simple, the head scarf was flying loosely around. F2 in contrast was wearing a beautiful one, with good embroidery work and the head scarf tightly tied & and her husband was well dressed; neatly pressed shirt, pant and bright shining polished shoes.
The moment the bikes were crossing each other, F2 kept her hand pointing to her head while looking the F1, actually implying that the scarf is loose tie it properly, immediately F1 re-tied her scarf.
I had two question in mind
1) Unless F1 was told that scarf was flying around by F2, she was not thinking about it and her husband did not bother much about it.
2) Very notion of the "burqa" is not to attract attention but wearing a beautiful burqa is an antithesis to the whole idea.
The moment the bikes were crossing each other, F2 kept her hand pointing to her head while looking the F1, actually implying that the scarf is loose tie it properly, immediately F1 re-tied her scarf.
I had two question in mind
1) Unless F1 was told that scarf was flying around by F2, she was not thinking about it and her husband did not bother much about it.
2) Very notion of the "burqa" is not to attract attention but wearing a beautiful burqa is an antithesis to the whole idea.
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